10 Women Empowering Women

posted by iHeartRadio Staff -

2 weeks ago

March 8 marks International Women’s Day, and to celebrate, we’re honoring 10 female recording artists who paid some serious respect to other women in the industry. It is a day where we celebrate women, so let’s let the singers and rappers below do the talking.

1. Cardi B on Madonna, via Instagram

“I met my real life IDOL @madonna .I can’t even believe i performed at her event and it was the most meaningful performance ever.I grew up with my mom listening to Madonna for hours .I performed Material Girl freshman year in High school, listen to her on all my photo shoots to have super confidence and always mentioned her in my interviews .The best part about it is she was everything i thought she would be a Liberal Kick a** feminist b*tch 😱😱I’m soo happy”

2. Selena Gomez on Demi Lovato’s documentary, via Twitter

"This was beautiful. I'm so happy for you. You always continue to be bold and real. I wish more people were like you."

3. Beyoncé on Adele, via Vanity Fair

“When Adele sings you can hear that it’s coming from an unfiltered honesty and purity. She creates songs that go deep and expose pain and vulnerability with her soulful voice. She takes you places other artists don’t go to anymore — the way they did in the ‘70s. It is so easy to talk to her and be around her. She’s funny as hell and her comebacks are legendary.”

4. Adele on Beyoncé, via Instagram

“Beyoncé is the most inspiring person I’ve ever had the pleasure of worshipping. Her talent, beauty, grace and work ethic are all in a league of their own.”

5. Lorde on Taylor Swift, via Rookie Mag

"She is so good as a performer. I don’t think people realized how difficult a stadium is to perform in.You have to change how you move and how you talk to accommodate that scale, and she is so good at that. It feels natural when she does it. I’m so in awe of her ability, it’s insane.”

“.@selenagomez, loving your new song Fetish. We’ve come a long way since our Barney days 💗"

9. Ariana Grande on Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl performance, via Instagram

“VOCALS, POWER AND SUCH BEAUTIFUL ENERGY ... that was so special @ladygaga … congratulations and much much love from a fellow Italian American music loving human “

10. SZA on Rihanna’s “Collaboration,” via Vice

“Originally, it was a song I wrote for my album. Then we bonded. If there's anybody that I could imagine singing my words, it would be her. She has the same tone, the same attitude; she's so strong. Aside from just being beautiful, Rihanna doesn't give a f*ck and she just does what she wants. I love it.”